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USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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According the paper La Provence (https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-dire ... amedi.html )
the USS Stennis ( CVN 74 ) will visit the port of Marseille together with the lmissile launch cruiser USS Mobile Bay ( CG-53)
The visit will last untill the 1st of may.

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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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Report on visit USS John Stennis Sunday 28/4
Not all a/c could be identified on deck. Following a/c were noted:
CWG-9
VFA-41: F/A-18F : NG-100/166842, NG-102, NG-103, NG-104, NG-105, NG-106, NG-107, NG-110, NG-111 and NG-112
VFA-14: F/A-18E : NG-200/168927, NG-202,NG-203, NG-204, NG-205, NG-206, NG-210, NG-211, NG-212, NG-213 and NG-214
VFA-97: F/A-18E : NG-300, NG-301, NG-302, NG-303, NG-304, NG-305, NG-306, NG-310 and NG-311
VFA-151: F/A-18E: NG-401, NG-402, NG-403, NG-406, NG-407, NG-411 and NG-412
VAQ-133: EF-18G: NG-500/168376, NG-501, NG-502/168378, NG-503/168379, NG-504/168380
VAW-117: E-2C-2000: NG-601, NG-602/165824, NG-603
HSC-14: MH-60S: NG-612, NG-614/16855.
HSM-71: HM-60R : NG-701, NG-703
More H-60's were visible on deck but no modex identified.


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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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for VFA-14 I have these

168927 NG-200
168926 NG-201
168868 NG-203
168865 NG-204
168915 NG-205
168917 NG-206
168481 NG-210
168482 NG-211
168483 NG-212
168484 NG-213
168468 NG-214
?????? NG-202
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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Hi
The Island MH-60’s were from (left to right)

/(7)01 > MH-60R
/(7)03 > MH-60R
/(7)00 > MH-60R
/617 > MH-60S
/??? > MH-60S

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Thanks guys

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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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Custard Gannet wrote:Hi
The Island MH-60’s were from (left to right)

/(7)01 > MH-60R
/(7)03 > MH-60R
/(7)00 > MH-60R
/617 > MH-60S
/??? > MH-60S

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In February 2019 in Thailand MH-60S NG-617 was 168559 and MH-60R NG-703 was 168174.
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Starfighter_F-104G wrote:for VFA-14 I have these

168927 NG-200
168926 NG-201
168868 NG-203
168865 NG-204
168915 NG-205
168917 NG-206
168481 NG-210
168482 NG-211
168483 NG-212
168484 NG-213
168468 NG-214
?????? NG-202
VFA-14 jets noted in February 2019 were,

168927 NG-200
NG-201
NG-203
168865 NG-204
NG-205
168917 NG-206
NG-210
168482 NG-211
NG-212
168484 NG-213
NG-214
Drink treble
See double
Act single

and the Emir called up his jet fighters
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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If everybody hangs fire for a day or two somebody got on board yesterday and made a full list...I’m sure that it will be posted soon.
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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USS Stennis is sailing out at this moment (a fiend of mine is sending me pics from his cruise ship in Marseille Harbour).
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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stipjes wrote:USS Stennis is sailing out at this moment (a fiend of mine is sending me pics from his cruise ship in Marseille Harbour).
As scheduled.
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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All

for those who are interested I have been given the following list by a friend, hope it pastes OK

166842 100 VFA-41 F-18F
166844 101 VFA-41 F-18F
166845 102 VFA-41 F-18F
166846 103 VFA-41 F-18F
166847 104 VFA-41 F-18F
166848 105 VFA-41 F-18F
166849 106 VFA-41 F-18F
166850 107 VFA-41 F-18F
166851 110 VFA-41 F-18F
166981 111 VFA-41 F-18F
166853 112 VFA-41 F-18F
166854 113 VFA-41 F-18F
168927 200 VFA-14 F-18E
168926 201* VFA-14 F-18E
168905 202 VFA-14 F-18E
168868 203 VFA-14 F-18E
168865 204 VFA-14 F-18E
168915 205 VFA-14 F-18E
168917 206 VFA-14 F-18E
168481 210 VFA-14 F-18E
168482 211 VFA-14 F-18E
168483 212 VFA-14 F-18E
168484 213 VFA-14 F-18E
168468 214 VFA-14 F-18E
168867 300 VFA-97 F-18E
168866 301 VFA-97 F-18E
168869 302 VFA-97 F-18E
168870 303 VFA-97 F-18E
168871 304 VFA-97 F-18E
168872 305 VFA-97 F-18E
168873 306 VFA-97 F-18E
168874 307* VFA-97 F-18E
168875 310 VFA-97 F-18E
168876 311 VFA-97 F-18E
168471 400* VFA-151 F-18E
168480 401 VFA-151 F-18E
168472 402 VFA-151 F-18E
168473 403 VFA-151 F-18E
168475 405* VFA-151 F-18E
168476 406 VFA-151 F-18E
168477 407 VFA-151 F-18E
168478 410* VFA-151 F-18E
168479 411 VFA-151 F-18E
166828 412 VFA-151 F-18E
168376 500 VAQ-133 EA-18G
168254 501 VAQ-133 EA-18G
168378 502 VAQ-133 EA-18G
168379 503 VAQ-133 EA-18G
168380 504 VAQ-133 EA-18G
165814 600* VAW-117 E-2C
165820 601 VAW-117 E-2C
165824 602 VAW-117 E-2C
165823 603 VAW-117 E-2C
168574 610 HSC-14 MH-60S
168567 611* HSC-14 MH-60S
168555 612 HSC-14 MH-60S
168557 613 HSC-14 MH-60S
168553 614 HSC-14 MH-60S
168559 617 HSC-14 MH-60S
168171 700 HSM-75 MH-60R
168169 701 HSM-75 MH-60R
169174 703 HSM-75 MH-60R
168176 706* HSM-75 MH-60R
168172 707* HSM-75 MH-60R

an asterix * indicates it was below deck. Nothing is believed to have moved up or down during the visit.
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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you should have spotted the typo by now, 703 is 168174
and before anyone asks 701 is correct as 168169; it had previously been reported as 168189
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EDIT: Further inspection has confirmed it was 168176/706!
Last edited by jreijmer on 06 May 2019, 20:32, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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I am a bit confused about you saying that 706 was in a difficult spot. It certainly was as it was in the hangar deck !
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Re: USS Stennis to visit Marseille

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MH-60R's are from HSM-71
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